argil
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of argil
1350–1400; Middle English argilla < Latin < Greek árgillos, equivalent to arg ( ós ) white + -il ( l ) os noun suffix
Example Sentences
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A table in the centre exhibited curiosities of the rarest description: the shell of a Cauchoise cap, two argil urns, medals, and a phial124 of opaline glass.
From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave
Further: Webster doubles the l in all the derivatives of metal, medal, coral, axil, argil, and papil; but writes it single in all those of crystal, cavil, pupil, and tranquil—except tranquillity.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
The argil lamps, suspended below these images, shed a flickering light.
From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave
So they toiled up the stiff and slippery slope, and found a scatter of crate-huts crowning a bald head of yellow argil.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The argil and soda soften the dye stuff of the copperas, but a small quantity must be put in.
From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William
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